The Derby is cautiously optimistic about this recently shared proposal for Rock Creek Hatchery and Umpqua basin hatchery fish production. We will continue to support raising fish in their homewaters and not outside of the Umpqua basin.
Different species is now migrating.
It's time to check on your fish identification knowledge when you are looking at the Derby’s live-streaming video.
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2026 Umpqua Fishery Enhancement Derby Grants
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100-Year Low Flows Put North Umpqua Wild Steelhead at Risk
100-year record low flows combined with very high summertime water temperatures. Only wild summer steelhead are present in the river now since hatchery program was eliminated. Yet the same groups that say they want to protect this wild fish population are continuing to increase the prespawning mortality rate by hooking and releasing these fish throughout the day, every day.
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Historic Low Water Levels on the North Umpqua River Continue
Yes, the current North Umpqua River flow is at a historic lowest level. No significant rainfall is predicted for the next several days.
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Powerhouse Electric Joins Hatchery Rebuild Project
Umpqua Fishery Enhancement Derby teams up with Powerhouse Electric to help the North Umpqua River Spring Chinook program at Rock Creek Hatchery as part of the rebuild hatchery project.
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First Spring Chinook Appears on March 24th
March was another great month for fish returning to the North Umpqua River. Not only did 4,000 winter steelhead pass upstream to add to the current total count of over 10,000, a few early spring chinook migrated through the fish ladder. The first one was a beautiful large fish and arrived on March 24th. This springer will find a quiet, deep pool in the river to hold during its no-food diet until September when it will spawn in a nearby gravel riffle.
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